Thecostele | |
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Thecostele alata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Cymbidiinae |
Genus: | Thecostele Rchb.f. |
Species: | T. alata |
Binomial name | |
Thecostele alata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Thecostele is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) and of subtribe Cymbidiinae. [2] The only species in the genus is Thecostele alata, first described as Cymbidium alatum by the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh in 1832. It was transferred to the genus Thecostele in 1874 by the English botanist Charles Samuel Pollock Parish and the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. [1] It is native to tropical Asia and is found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Two species formerly recognized in this genus (T. secunda and T. maingayi) were transferred to the new genus Thecopus by the Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden in 1983, a decision supported by the number of pollinia and shape of the column. [3]
Wullschlaegelia is a genus of orchids,, consisting of two species in the Caribbean Islands and to much of Latin America from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. These are myco-heterotrophic plants, lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from soil fungi. The genus has previously been included in the tribe Calypsoeae, but is now included as the only genus in the tribe Wullschlaegelieae, pending further study.
Galeandra, abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of 37 known species of orchids native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Florida.
Rudolfiella, abbreviated as Rud. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising eight species native to tropical South America, Trinidad and Panama.
Batemannia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae: the only known species is Cottonia peduncularis. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The genus was erected by Robert Wight and named after Major Frederick Cotton, an amateur botanist who served in the Madras Engineer Group and collected the species from Tellichery. A coloured illustration of the plant had been sent to Wight by Thomas C. Jerdon.
Dressleria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to South and Central America.
Grobya is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
Vargasiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two species, both endemic to South America: It has been treated as the only genus in the subtribe Vargasiellinae, but more recently has been included in the subtribe Zygopetalinae.
Thecopus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has two known species, native to Indochina and Borneo.
Hederorkis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both native to islands in the Indian Ocean.
Huttonaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southern Africa. This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone.
Lemurorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Lemurorchis madagascariensis, an epiphyte endemic to Madagascar.
Listrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Many species have been placed in the genus over the years, most of them now transferred to other groups. At present, only one species remains in the genus: Listrostachys pertusa. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa.
Neotinea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to much of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the islands of the eastern Atlantic, from the Canaries, Madeira and Ireland east to Iran and Western Siberia.
Pabstia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
Porphyroglottis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Porphyroglottis maxwelliae, native to Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.
Pterostemma is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, native to Colombia and Ecuador.
Schlimia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and to northern South America.
Cymbidiinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae. The subtribe is named after the genus Cymbidium, the boat orchids. It also contains the largest known species of orchids, Grammatophyllum speciosum.
Echinorhyncha is a genus of orchids. It contains 5 known species, all native to Colombia and Ecuador.